Hawaii Institute Marine Biology

Indigenous practices can assist recovery of endangered waterbirds

A team of interdisciplinary researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and Kamehameha Schools published evidence that indigenous practices in Hawaii expand waterbird habit in the face of rising seas. HIMB's Kawika Winter, Associate Professor of Aina Sciences and Heeia NERR Reserve Manager co-authored the paper published in Anthopocene.
March 25, 2024

HIMB Faculty, Staff, and Students Participate in UH Mānoa’s “Cohort Kumukahi”, Beginning Two-Year Initiative to Become a Native Hawaiian Place of Learning

UH News, first published March 25, 2024. Link to video and sound here! Related UH News story, Oli mālama ʻāina at the heart of UH Mānoa […]
February 29, 2024

More Chances to Win Prizes by Catching Tagged Pāpio

UH News, first published February 27, 2024 About 60 specially raised pāpio (juvenile ulua, or giant trevally) were tagged and released into Maui’s Maʻalaea Harbor by University of Hawaiʻi at […]
December 26, 2023

HIMB Director Search is Underway (Accepting Applications NOW!)

Opening Date: December 20, 2023 Closing Date: Continuous until filled Nominations and applications are sought for the position of Director, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB), […]
December 15, 2023

José Ricardo Maceiras de Paula Wins FLAD Science Award Atlantic 2023

FLAD, first published December 6, 2023 The Luso-American Development Foundation is pleased to announce that the winner of the 4th edition of the FLAD Science Award […]
November 7, 2023

HIMB Shark Lab Spots 30-foot Whale Shark off Kāneʻohe Bay

UH News, first published on November 7, 2023 University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers spotted the world’s largest fish species, a 30-foot whale shark, a mile off Kāneʻohe Bay near […]
November 7, 2023

Making ‘Aha to Tag, Identify Corals Could Help Reduce Plastic in Ocean

SOEST News, first published on October 2, 2023. Making ‘aha (using coconut husk fibers to create a cord) to tag and identify corals is the focus of […]
August 10, 2023

White House Selects Dr. Kawika Winter for National Panel on Ocean Policy

SOEST News, first published on August 9, 2023. The biodiversity of the world’s oceans faces many threats such as climate change, invasive species, and more. President […]
July 31, 2023

3 Students Selected for Prestigious Marine Policy Fellowship in Washington D.C.

SOEST News, first published July 24, 2023. Three graduate students from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa are spending one year focusing on critical marine policy issues in Washington, D.C. […]